End-of-Year Evaluation

School for us got out last Thursday (sorry to rub it in to those of you who still have a few weeks left!). At the end of the school year, I like to look back and see where I am compared to where I was. I look back over the past twelve months and evaluate my...

Not What I Signed Up For

When my husband and I got married, we made lots of plans. I was finishing college, and he was starting seminary. The “plan” was that, when I graduated from the University of South Florida, we’d move to Dallas so he could complete his masters...

Amazing Love

More songs, poems, books, and movies have been written about love than any other subject. We love love. We long for it, hunger for it, diet for it, scheme for it. To yearn for love is not only natural, it is Divine. God has given each of us a hunger for true love. But...

Happy Gradu-versary to Us!

I just returned from an extended weekend trip where my husband and I celebrated not one but TWO major events: his doctoral graduation and our 18th anniversary. Those of you who follow me on Facebook (Krista Abney McGee), Instagram, or Twitter (KristaMcGeeYA for both)...

When God Says “Wait”

I hate waiting. I hate ambiguity. I hate instability. I want to know what’s going on, and I want to make definitive plans. I want to pray for something and see the answer right away. In many cases, I’d prefer a “no” to a “wait.” At...